National Republican., 1887-12-05


gnests drink TO the immortal health of those
newborn sons and daughters OF the Lord Al
miehty." There is JOY In heaven among the
and God grant that that one may be you
Again, in order to have right heart II must
be forgiving heart. An old writer says; ITO
render good for evil is Godlike good for good
OF these natures have WEI Christ will have
nothing to do with us as long al we keep any
old Rrudge. We have all been cheated and
so much that II we should come down TO pov-
erty and disgrace they would say: "Good for
himl don't tell you so2" They never have
understand Us US. Unsanctifled human nature
says, Walt TIL you get a. good crack at him,
and when at last you find him In a tight place
give II TO him. Flay him alive. No quarter.
Leave not q rag of reputation. Jump on him
with both feet. Pay him in his own coin-sar.
catm for sarcasm. sc0rn for scorn, abuse for
abuse. But, my friends, that Is not the right
thing toward us as we have done toward God.
And II we cannot forgive others, how can We
expect God to forgive usp Thousands Of men
have been kept out of heaven by an unforgiv-
Here is some one who says, II will forgive
that man the wrong he did me about that
house and lot; will forgive that man who
that man who sold me q shoddy overcOat:
forgive them-all but one. That man can.
not forgive. The .villaln-1 can hardly keep
depends on my forgiving him then will stay
out" Wrong feeling. II man lie TO me
once am not called 10 trust him again. IL q
man betray. me once, am not called TO nut
confidence in him again. But would have
no rest If could not offer u sincere prayer for
the temporal and everlasting welfare OF all
men, whatever mennness and outrage they
have inflicted upon me. II you want to get
your heart right, strike q match, and burn no
all your old grudges, and blow the ashes away
III you forgive not, men their trespasscs,
neither will your heavenly Father for
give, you your trespasses." An old Christian
black woman was going along the streets oil
New York with has ket of apples that she had
for sale. a rough sailor ran against her aud
upset the basket, and stood back expecting to
hear her scold frightful y, but she stopped
down and. picked up the apples, and said,
God forgive you, my son, as l do" Tue
and felt in his pocket for his money, aud in.
sisted that she should take 1t all. Though she
was black he called her mother, and said,
aF0rgiye me mother viii bnrN never DO anythIng
iorgiving spirit to overcome all hardness.
There is no way of conquering men like that
ofbestowing upon them your pardon, whether
they Will ACCEPT IL or not.
Again, a right heart Is an expectant heart
II is u poor business to be building castles In
the air. Enjoy what you have now. Don't
spoil your comfort in the small house because
you expect a larger one. Don't fret about
your income when 1t Is three or four dollars
per day, beeau you expect to have after
awhile len dollars per day; or ten thousand a
iand. But about heavenly things, the more we
think the better. Those castles are not In
The air, but on the hills, and we have
% deed sse Of them aan in s GF S o neayen te
He talks heaven. He sings heaven. He prays
heaven. He dreams heaven. Some OF us In
our sleep have had the good place open to us.
We saw the pinnacles in the sky. We heard
the click Of the hoofs Of the white horses on
which ,victors rode, and the clapping Of the
cymbals of eternal triumph. And while in
our sleep we were glad that all our sorrows
were over, and burdens done with, the throne
OF God grew whittier, winter and winter, till
we opened our eyes and saw that II was only
the sun Of the earthly morning shining on OUT
pillow. To have right heart you need to be
filled with this expectancy. II would make
your privations and annoyances more unbear-
able.
In the midst of the city OF Paris stands. OF
hearted josephine. I never imagined that
marble could be smitten into such tenderness.
II seems not lifeless. II the spirit of Josephine
has taken possession OF this figure. am moi
yet satisfied that 1t is stone. The puff OF the
dress on the arm seems to need but the pres
sure Of the finger to, indent 1t The hgire al
the bottom OF the robe, the rufile at the neck
the iur lining on the dress, the embroidery o.
the satin, the cluster Of lily and leaf and rose
In her hand, the poise Of her body as she seem:
humble, beautiful, but yet sad-attest the
genius of the sculptor and the beauty
Of the, heroine he celebrates. Looking up
through the riffs of the coronet that encircle.
her brow, could see the sky beyond, the grea
heavens where all womens wrongs shall BIZ
| righted, and the story Of endurance and resig.
nation shall be told to ull the ages. The ros,
drop their petals. The children of God
| whether they suffer on earth, IN palaces, or II
novels, shall come TO that glorious rest. Ol
heaven; sweet heaven! atlhy gate we set dow
| full. Here there are vacant chairs at th,
hearth, and at the table, but there are no va
cant chnirs in heaven. The crowns all worn
Some talk Of heaven as though It were yer!
handsome church whore few favored snirit
would come in and sit down on finely
cushioned ;eats all by themselyss, and SIM
| multitude that no man could number, stand
| iIg. before the throne. He that talked with m
| had golden reed to measure the city, aud l
| was twelve thousand iurloDgs"-thatis. iifteei
hundred miles in circumference. Ah Heavel
Is net little colony, at one corner of God
dominion. where mans entrance depend
upon What kind OF clothes he has on his back
and how much money he has in his purse; bu
a vast empire. God grant that the light u
that blessed world may shine upon us ia on
last moment.
The toughest time we mad in crossing tn
ocean was at the mouth Of Liverpool harb)l
We arrived at nightiall, and were obliged I
lie there till the morning, waiting for the ri'
pE of 6e S pebss sSp s1 T to
the water So sometimes the last illness @
the Christian is struggle. He Is almos
through the voyage. The waves oftemptatio
toss his soul, but he waits for the morning.
, last the light dawns, and the tides OF Joy rise i
bis soul, and he sails up and casts ancho
Is Thy heart right? What question can com
pare with this in importance2
IT is business question. Do you not realiz
that you win soon have to go out OF that store
that you will soon have 10 resign that partner
ship; that soon among all the millions OF do
lars worth of goods that are sold in New Yor
you will not have the handling of yard {
cloth or a pound OF sugar or q pennyworth /!
start at Central Park, and sweep everything /
the Battery, it would not disturb you; thi
sssn II every cashier should abscond an
every insurance company should fail, Il wopl
not affect you? What are the questions thf
stop this side the grave compared with tn
questions that reach beyond II? Are you NAL
ing losses that are to be everlasting Are yo
bling for time when you might be wholesalin
for eternity? What question OF the store Is
broad at the base and SO altitudinous and S
right?'
Or is 1t a domestic question: Is 1t abol
father, or mother, or companion, or son,
daughter that youthink is comparab
with this question in Importance? DC. you nj
all these relations will be broken up? Yor
father will be gone, your mother will be gon,
your companion Will be gone, your child wi
be gone, you will be gone and then this supe
nal question will begin TO harvest its chi
gains, or deplore Its worst losses, roll up in
Its mightiest magnitude, or sweep It's va
circles. What difference now does 1t make
Napoleon III whether he triumphed or su
rendered at Sedan Whether he lived at ii
Tuileeries or at Chiselhurst2 Whether he WI
emperor or exile? They laid him out in h
coffin in the dress OF a field marshal. Did tn
| give him any better chance for the next Wor
than If he had been laid out in plain shrout
And soon to us what will bo the dinerent
whether in this world we rode
walked were bowed TO or mHltreated, wei
| applauded or hisSed at ere welcomed in
kicked out, while laying !.O!d Of every m
mont of the great future, and burnir
In all the splendor or grief, aud owe
aIching and undergoing all time and a
eternity, is the plain, simple, practical, thrill
irR, Hgonizing. overwhelming question, g.
| thy heart right ~ Have Won within NOu n T,